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Sneaker Book : Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon by Tom Vanderbilt (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherNew Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101565844068

ISBN-139781565844063

eBay Product ID (ePID)1114216

Product Key Features

Book TitleSneaker Book : Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon

Number of Pages177 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFashion & Accessories, Industrial Management, Equipment & Supplies, Industries / Manufacturing

Publication Year1998

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Sports & Recreation, Business & Economics

AuthorTom Vanderbilt

Book SeriesBazaar Book Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10 oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"What brilliant fun and insight this book provides--a friendly, provocative sketch of the neo-imperial sneaker and how its powers of fantasy conquered hearts and minds, then the world." --William Greider, author of One World, Ready or Not "While Tom Vanderbilt is always funny, iconoclastic, and penetrating, The Sneaker Book is no laughing matter. In this harrowing sprint around the global track of corporate capital, Vanderbilt reveals a world of exploitation, greed, and insanity Charles Dickens himself could not have dreamed up." --Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Yo' Mama's Dis Funktional!

Series Volume NumberVol. I

Dewey Decimal338.4/768531

SynopsisSneakers have gone--seemingly overnight--from being childhood summer staples to serious athletic instruments to full-fledged lifestyle accoutrements, but the transition is hazy. Just when and why did America (and the world) go sneaker crazy? The Sneaker Book is an entertaining, informative look at this fascinating, $11-billion-a-year industry. How (and by whom) are sneakers made? Where does your money go when you buy a pair? Who are the companies behind the logos? Why is Nike heralded by economists and lampooned by Doonesbury? Jammed full of facts, figures, cartoons by Garry Trudeau and Mark Alan Stamaty, and literary excerpts about sneakers from Tom Wolfe, Paul Beatty, Leslie Savan, Spike Lee, Ray Bradbury, and many more, The Sneaker Book swooshes past the hype, puts the numbers on the table, and takes a fresh look at familiar--if unexamined--footwear.

LC Classification NumberHD9787.A2